Shloka 50

Devanagari script

ततः किरीटी संक्रुद्धों भीष्ममेवाभ्यवर्तत

Transliteration

tataḥ kirīṭī saṅkruddho bhīṣmam evābhyavartata

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: Então Arjuna, o guerreiro de diadema, inflamado por justa ira, voltou seu ataque diretamente contra Bhīṣma—escolhendo enfrentar o formidável ancião em meio à tensão moral da guerra.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• किरीटी: the diadem-wearer (Arjuna)
• किरीटी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीटिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संक्रुद्धः: enraged
• संक्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संक्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीष्मम्: Bhishma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभ्यवर्तत: attacked, advanced against
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Kirīṭī)
• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya imperative to confront the chief source of harm on the battlefield, even when that opponent is an elder worthy of reverence. It frames anger not as mere passion but as a surge of determined resolve directed toward restoring order and protecting one’s side, while still carrying the ethical weight of fighting a revered patriarch.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna (identified by his diadem, kirīṭa) becomes intensely angered and advances straight at Bhīṣma, focusing his attack on the Kuru commander rather than engaging lesser warriors.